He’s made pointed barbs at some young priests for their exquisite vestments and other clerical attire. The pope’s caustic critique is more than a fashion statement; it has theological ...

The beauty and solemnity of religious services are often enhanced by the attire of the clergy. These garments, known as liturgical vestments, are not simply decorative clothing. They are imbued with ...

In recent days, many have swung by central Rome’s famed tailors before the conclave to browse and buy refined clerical vestments that are hard to find elsewhere. The Gammarelli family – whose ...

Tucked just behind the Pantheon is a tailor with a big claim: They dress the pope.

The House of Hansen, an unassuming small business in Chicago, makes and supplies vestments and liturgical wear — like bishops' mitres and zucchettos — to clergy locally and around the country.

The 214-year-old shop — known for making clerical vestments for priests, bishops and even the pope — got the call last month from the Vatican requesting that they make the 22 hats, known as ...

(RNS) The General Synod, the Church of England’s governing body, is prepared to debate a controversial motion that would make clerical vestments optional. CANTERBURY, England (RNS) A well-known ...

A devout Balenciaga designed clerical vestments alongside Catholic-inspired womenswear; Alexander McQueen was more interested in the tension between the holy and the carnal, with silkscreened ...

ROME (Reuters) - Raniero Mancinelli, tailor to the last three popes, is leaving nothing to chance as he prepares the white vestments that ... come to specialise in clerical attire.